$500 Large — $5 Michigan Scratch-Off #475
$500 Large (#475) was a $5 Michigan scratch-off. Its final figures, from September 28, 2025, were 65.5% payout ($3.27 expected back per ticket), 1 in 4.40 for any prize and 1 in 2,108,510 for the top prize. Since launch the payout has fallen 4.4 points (69.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 7.0% (1 in 4.09 at launch). 2 of 3 top prizes of $500,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 53.8% of its tickets had sold. $500 Large is no longer on sale in Michigan; the figures below are final as of September 28, 2025.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in $500 Large, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 959,112 of 2,230,622 prizes (43.0%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500,000 | 1 in 3,041,085 | 1 in 2,108,510 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 66.7% |
| $500 | 1 in 736.3 | 1 in 829.6 | 12,390 | 7,307 | 5,083 | 41.0% |
| $50 | 1 in 199.7 | 1 in 223.9 | 45,693 | 26,860 | 18,833 | 41.2% |
| $20 | 1 in 19.2 | 1 in 21.3 | 474,592 | 276,772 | 197,820 | 41.7% |
| $10 | 1 in 11.6 | 1 in 12.5 | 784,984 | 448,496 | 336,488 | 42.9% |
| $5 | 1 in 9.99 | 1 in 10.5 | 912,960 | 512,074 | 400,886 | 43.9% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.09 | 1 in 4.40 | 2,230,622 | 1,271,510 | 959,112 | 43.0% |
How $500 Large has moved
$500 Large: common questions
- How many $500,000 prizes are left in $500 Large?
- 2 of 3 as of September 20, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,108,510.
- What are the odds of winning anything on $500 Large?
- 1 in 4.40 today, compared with 1 in 4.09 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.40, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.55.
- Is $500 Large worth buying?
- Its current payout is 65.5% ($3.27 back per $5 ticket), rank #— of 106 in Michigan. The best $5 alternative today is Safe Cracker Cashword (#0669, $5) at 84.8%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many $500 Large tickets are left?
- We estimate 4,217,020 of roughly 9,120,470 printed tickets are unsold (53.8% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did $500 Large launch and is it still on sale?
- We first saw it on February 15, 2025. It has ended.
Other $5 Michigan scratch-offs
- Safe Cracker Cashword — 84.8% payout, 1 in 2.57 any prize
- Make It Rein — 74.3% payout, 1 in 3.66 any prize
- Lucky Stars — 73.9% payout, 1 in 3.97 any prize
- Win Big — 72.0% payout, 1 in 3.98 any prize
- Stampede Payout — 72.0% payout, 1 in 3.89 any prize